This study shows how Native American groups in Florida used dogs between the Early Archaic and First Spanish periods. The study relies on data from 89 archaeological sites which contained representations of dogs and dog bones. A comparison of data between the Archaic, Woodland and Mississippian periods reveals that Native American groups most often used dogs as occasional sources of food. This pattern of use of dogs as food was initiated in the Archaic period in the St Johns River Valley, spread throughout Florida in the Woodland period, and continued to a slightly diminished extent in the Mississippian period. During the Archaic, Woodland and Mississippian periods, Native Americans also created ritual roles for dogs. Spanish colonization ended Native Americans' independent development of roles for dogs. Catholic clergy members, Spanish settlers, and Spanish military forces persuaded Native Americans which moved to missions and military/urban areas to adopt Spanish ways of using dogs. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Anthropology in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Master of Science. / Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2007. / Date of Defense: December 15, 2006. / Archaeological, Archaeology, Treatment, Indian, Dog, Canine, Canid, Prehistoric, Historic, Florida, Native American / Includes bibliographical references. / Glen Doran, Professor Directing Thesis; Bruce Grindal, Committee Member; William Parkinson, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_168627 |
| Contributors | Zimmer, Jessica (authoraut), Doran, Glen (professor directing thesis), Grindal, Bruce (committee member), Parkinson, William (committee member), Department of Anthropology (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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